They're off!" / John Held." – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of They're off!" / John Held.". The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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They're off!" / John Held."
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Published on the cover of *Judge* on January 3, 1925, this color halftone by John Held carries the title "They're off!" and fits the magazine's playful tone. Held became one of the best-known illustrators of the Jazz Age, drawing flappers and sheiks with angular figures and a wry eye for the fashions and manners of the 1920s. *Judge* was a weekly humor magazine with a wide readership, so the cover offers a glimpse of how popular print portrayed young men and women and the car-centered leisure of the decade.
| Created / published | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1920-1930.Covers (Illustration) 1920-1930.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Judge, 1925 January 3, cover. |
| Subjects | Men--Social life--1920-1930. Women--Social life--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,144 × 1,455 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217250 |
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